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Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce’s contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he’s doing there, little else matters. As we wait for this decision, we also must face the rest of the offseason, which means it is also rumor season. With that time of year, comes plenty of information floating [...]

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10 days ago

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

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11 days ago

Danny Ainge Expects Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett To Return, Unsure About Paul Pierce

A long, challenging offseason awaits Danny Ainge this summer. Before he dives in head first, he joined Salk and Holley on WEEI-FM 93.7 to discuss the multitude of decisions facing him this offseason, as well as the progress of Rajon Rondo in his rehab from ACL surgery. A few of the notable highlights from the interview. Ainge [...]

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11 days ago

Suns Hire Away Celtics’ Assistant GM Ryan McDonough

In one way or another, there will be change this offseason in Boston. That process started in the past couple days, with the first piece moving out coming as a name most C’s fans might not be familiar with. Yet, it was Celtics’ assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, one of Danny Ainge’s top lieutenants, who [...]

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12 days ago

Doc Rivers Finishes 13th in Coach of the Year Voting

It was a tough season for the Boston Celtics, and that includes for head coach Doc Rivers. The long-time coach battled to find the right fit for a lot of new pieces that were both underperforming and/or failed to pick up his schemes on both ends of the floor. Naturally, an unfortunate plethora of injuries [...]

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13 days ago

Overconfident Answers To Offseason Questions (Part 1)

It seems like every offseason since 2010 we’ve been through this: a myriad of questions and concerns about the Celtics’ roster that usually involve the possibility of the core of the team being dismantled. As we head into the summer of 2013, we’ve got a whole batch of questions, many of which will be familiar.  [...]

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Paul Pierce Totally Impressed by Curry and that “Other Guy”

Last night was one of those rare moments where the running score and ultimate outcome were inconsistent with the drama that unfolded.  Save for a short second quarter run and sustained basket trading for most of the third, the Celtics had this game well in hand.  That reality, however, was completely ignored because of the week Steph Curry is having.  His mastery at MSG is already firmly entrenched in future Bay Area folklore.  Despite what the back of your mind knew to be true, your forehead was screaming things like

“54 points!”

“You’re playing zone with Steph Curry on the floor?!”

“Why is Jordan Crawford/Jason Terry/Anyone-Other-Than-Avery-Bradley on Curry?!”

In the end, the C’s didn’t have to worry about any of those things.  They were able to contain a tired Warriors team and prevent Curry from continuing to embarrass those in charge of All-Star alternate selections.  It wasn’t just Curry.  As Paul Pierce pointed out, the Warriors have a lot of guys that are hard not to notice (check it out starting at 2:43):

Pierce: “We talk a lot about Steph [Curry] but they have a lot of really good players…What’s that other guy’s name, I forget?

Brian Robb: “Thompson?”

Pierce: “Klay Thompson! He’s coming into this own as a two guard int his league, starting to establish a name for himself.”

Irony aside, Pierce is right.  The Warriors have a bunch of young, nice players which makes this win all the more impressive.

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